Transformational Worship: The Breath of the Spirit
Today’s post is from Gwen Arneson, Pastoral Assistant at Christ Lutheran Church in Cottonwood Minnesota. A transformative experience in worship Our congregation’s sanctuary is filled with connected but individual padded leather theater seats rather than wooden bench pews or other...
Sundays and Seasons Combo Pack
As you’re gathering resources for worship planning in Year A 2017, save nearly 20% on the Sundays and Seasons planning guide and Sundays and Seasons: Preaching when you buy them together! Sundays and Seasons: Preaching takes into account all the readings...
A New Tradition on All Saints
Today’s post is from Angela Storer, Pastor of Abiding Savior Lutheran Church in Alliance, Ohio. For All Saints, Sunday, we are intentionally inviting anyone who has worshiped with us in the past ten years for Homecoming. A former pastor is coming...
Two Days in Denver: We are Church, Together
Today’s post is from Mary Shaima, Diaconal Associate at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Encinitas, California. In early October, I cleared the decks for two days to travel to Denver for the first of the “Strong Center, Open Door” events...
LiturgyGram: Asperges
Ever wondered, “Why the water?” Asperges (noun, pronounced ah-SPUR-jes) is the sprinkling of baptismal water upon worshipers as a reminder of their baptism. The ministers who are performing the apserges may use a pine branch or a special...
The Lutheran Church Musician as Deacon
Today’s post is by Scott Weidler, outgoing Program Director for Worship and Music in the ELCA. An excerpt from an article written for CrossAccent, the journal of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, it addresses the ELCA’s unification of...